Marcia Lorena Bueno Guartatanga/Ecuador/Sexual Abuse

On May 1, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Marcia Lorena Bueno Guartatanga, a 38-year-old illegal alien from Ecuador. Bueno Guartatanga has criminal convictions for acting in a manner to injure a child for allowing her husband to sexually abuse her daughter.

“Whether a perpetrator, conspirator or facilitator — depraved, predatory actions against children should not be tolerated by the public and will not be tolerated by this field office. What makes this situation even more unfathomable is the mother’s role in the victimization of her daughter,” ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City acting Field Office Director William P. Joyce said in a statement. “ICE remains committed to prioritizing public safety by arresting and removing aliens who violate children in the most abhorrent manner.”

It is now known when Bueno Guartatanga illegally entered the United States. On Oct. 8, 2022, Bueno Guartatanga was convicted of an act to injure a child less than age 17 and hindering prosecution in White Plains. She was sentenced to 95 days in prison and three years of probation. She was arrested and indicted for allowing her child to be sexually abused by her husband.

During a targeted operation in Cortlandt, ICE Fugitive Operations officers arrested Bueno Guartatanga without incident pursuant to a warrant of arrest for violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. She is currently in ICE detention pending removal proceedings.